Architect Designed Homes

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  • microkorg1

    Most places you do have to get planning permission which also means getting the OK from your neighbours to build what you are planning.

    A lot of UK cities and countryside will be conservation areas which means you have to respect what is around you.

    If you can do little nods to local materials or styles around then this is looked favourable upon.

    Sorry about the offensive first post. It was a house that was to hand from an email I got today.
    I don't mind some elements of it - The vista from the outside living room, the empty connection hallway.
    Definitely not a house you'd place in Polish countryside.

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  • detritus0

    I'm all for modern design in houses, but please don't overly inflict it on your neighbours, especially if your taste is incined towards the awful.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazi…

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    • are you referring to the BBC house?lowimpakt
    • No, sorry - the one ^up there. This was supposed to be a sort of counterpoint.detritus
    • Such incredible horseshit. We may as well all live in grey boxes with that attitude.face_melter
    • Houses aren't inflicted on people - there is a proper consultation process and if the folk around object, it doesn't get built.face_melter
    • You'd be happy if you had a property and your neighbour put up that monstrosity at the head of the page next door? We have planning permission for a reason...detritus
    • As far as 'grey boxes' is concerned - what the hell is that up there anyway? You live in Sweden, right? How tolerant are they of that sort of thing up there?detritus
    • Arrogance.detritus
    • Ah, sorry - I missed your second response mid-refresh, the one that essentially agrees with me.detritus
    • I thought the BBC gaff looked a bit too big and then realised it contained a studio & gallery. i started getting serious gaff envy. beautiful location.lowimpakt
    • really nice place in that BBC link. lucky old artistic couple look like they are living the life of riley there. much jealous.microkorg
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  • microkorg2

    Visited Villa Savoye a year or two ago and fell in love with it.
    Old classics are also welcome in this thread too :)

    http://img.worldarchitecture.org…

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  • detritus0

    Horrid.

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    • it really is though, quantifiably objectively horrid.detritus
    • i'm with you. pure shitelowimpakt
    • Looks nice, would like to see some aerials/site plansformed
    • Quite like the single move of the slate shingle combined with the wood. Would have liked a lighter feeling walkway around the back. Reads heavy heavy heavy.digitdaily
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  • microkorg

    There's a REALLY nice "Architecture of the Day" thread on QBN but a lot of it is big projects, crazy skyscrapers and spaceage wonders.

    I thought I'd start this new thread for realistic architect designed homes. Something that you or I could afford and commission.
    Nothing wrong with a little bit of extravegance here and there though but try to keep realistic.

    Recently the wife and I have been talking about getting some land and getting something built so looking for a bit of inspiration.

    Here's a nice little pad from todays DesignBoom email.

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